Liudmyla Liashenko Explained

Liudmyla Liashenko
Nickname:Liuda
Nationality:Ukrainian
Birth Date:17 May 1993
Sport:Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability Class:LW6/8

Liudmyla Liashenko (born 17 May 1993) is a Ukrainian cross-country skier and biathlete. She has competed at the Paralympics in 2014, 2018 and 2022.[1]

Career

Liudmyla Liashenko claimed her first Paralympic medal, bronze, in the women's 6km standing biathlon event, which was ultimately the first medal received by Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[2] [3] [4]

She won the bronze medal in the women's 10km standing cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[5] [6] She also won the gold medal in the women's long-distance standing cross-country skiing event.[7] [8] In biathlon, she won the silver medal in the women's 6km standing event.[9] [10] She also won the gold medal in the women's 10km standing biathlon event.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biathlon Athlete Profile: Liudmyla LIASHENKO – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-03-11.
  2. News: Paralympics 2018: Liudmyla Liashenko wins the first medal for Ukraine. 2018-03-11. en.
  3. Web site: Biathlon Event Schedule Women's 6km, Standing – Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201057/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/biathlon/event-schedule-women-s-6km-standing.htm. 2018-03-10. dead.
  4. News: Ukraine wins five medals on day 1 of Winter Paralympics 2018 in PyeongChang. 2018-03-11. en.
  5. News: 13 January 2022. Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day. Paralympic.org. 14 January 2022.
  6. News: Houston. Michael. 13 January 2022. Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 15 January 2022.
  7. News: Houston. Michael. 18 January 2022. Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 January 2022.
  8. News: 18 January 2022. USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID. Paralympic.org. 18 January 2022.
  9. News: Houston. Michael. 15 January 2022. Russians take biathlon golds at World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 15 January 2022.
  10. News: 15 January 2022. Clean podium sweeps for RPC and Ukraine on Para biathlon's opening day. Paralympic.org. 15 January 2022.
  11. News: 16 January 2022. Belarus' Yury Holub reigns supreme for second gold medal despite icy slip. Paralympic.org. 16 January 2022.
  12. News: Houston. Michael. 16 January 2022. Russian trio win again in biathlon at the World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 16 January 2022.

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